An agr quorum sensing system that regulates granulose formation and sporulation in Clostridium acetobutylicum

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1113-1122

  Steiner, Elisabeth ^a   Scott, Jamie ^a   Minton, Nigel P ^a   Winzer, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; CYCLIC PEPTIDES; DIFFUSIBLE FACTORS; EXTRACELLULAR ACCUMULATIONS; FERMENTATION PRODUCTS; LIQUID CULTURE; PEPTIDE SIGNALS; QUORUM-SENSING; QUORUM-SENSING SYSTEMS; SOLVENT FORMATION; SPORE FORMATION; STORAGE COMPOUNDS; TWO COMPONENT SYSTEMS; WILD TYPES;

DEFECTS; SENSORS;

PEPTIDES;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GRANULOSE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ALCOHOL; BACTERIUM; BIOFUEL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COLONY; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; MUTATION; PEPTIDE; SPORE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; QUORUM SENSING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; POLYSACCHARIDES; QUORUM SENSING; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84857087282     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.06376-11     Document Type: Article

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